Sail-hank.



S. A. JACKSON.

SAIL HANK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23,1908.

900,737, Patented Oct. 13; 1908.

SAMUEL A. JACKSON, or KITTERY,.MAINE.,

SAIL-HANK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Oct. 13, 1908.

Application filed June 23, 1908. Serial No. 440,029,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL A. JAcKsoN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Kittery, in the county of York and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Sail- Hank, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of'the present invention is to provide a novel, very simple and entirely practicable hank that can be readily engaged in the gromet or eyelet of a staysail, jib or the like, and as readily removed therefrom, though effectively held against accidental displacement, said hank moreover maintaining the sail closeto the stay, constituting a self rover that will not wear the stay and also running down snugly, in fact requiring a down-haul to hold'it against accidental raising by the wind. The hank moreover can be made of various sizes so that it can be employed on double or single stays and can be ships or the smallest sized yachts.

The preferred form of construction is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, Wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the hank applied to a sail and stay. Fig. 2 is a Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the same.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the draw- 1ngs: V

The sail designated 4 and the stay 5 can be of any well known character, the former being provided with a binding rope 6 and a gromet or eyelet 7. The hank comprises a body 8 in the form of a split ring that is substantially circular in form, and has outstanding terminal ears 9 spaced apart to receive a roller 10 between them. This, roller is journaled on a removable pin 11' that passes through the ears, said pin having a head 12 at one end and having a cotter pin or other suitable device 13 passing through its other end to retain it in place. It will be observed that the roller is concaved on a curve so that its inner portion constitutes substantially a continuation of the inner curvedface of the body 8. On the opposite side of the body 8 used on the, largest sized plan view on an enlarged scale of the hank.

to the ears 9 are inwardly extending integral and inwardly tapered lugs 14, thus forming between them on the inner side of the body, a curved socket 15 that is disposed diametrically opposite to the roller 10, and inside the general contour of the body, the curved outer face of which is preserved to allow for easy insertion in the gromet.

In applying the device, the cotter 13 is detached, the pin 11 removed and the roller disengaged from between the ears 9, the ring is then passed through the gromet or eyelet 7, the stay is passed between the ears 9, the roller 10 is replaced, and the pin 12 passed through the ears and roller and secured by the cotter. It will thus be evident that the hankcan be readily placed in position and removed, yet will be properly held against accidental displacement. Moreover the sail is held close to the stay, and because of the relative disposition of the roller and the socket 1 5, which receives the binding, said roller will always be maintained on the stay and its movement along the same ,will not wear said stay. These hanks moreover run down I snugly, and because of their'easy movement a down haul is only necessary to maintain them in lowered position.

It will be clear that this structure can be made in various sizes so that it can be employed on vessels of different types.

From the foregoing, it is thought that-the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, a proportion and minor details of construction,

may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantage of the invention. V

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A sail hank comprising a substantially circular body havin spaced ends, a roller detachably journale between the ears and having its inner portion concaved to form substantially a continuation of the inner curved face:of:the body, ?saidi,body;having spacedjin- Wardly extending lugs opposite to the ears, my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature saicll lu s forncllilg betweefi them a curvid I in the presence of two Witnesses. soc et is ose iametrica 0 osite to t e 1 t roller and inside the genera c tour of the SMIUELLA' JAUXSON' 5 body, the curved outer face of the body being Witnesses:

preserved. JOHN C. STEWART, In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as ELLEN M. WELOII. 

